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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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